Appendix E: Glossary And Acronyms; Glossary - Raritan MCIP18 User Manual

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Appendix E: Glossary and Acronyms

Glossary

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Administration Menu
Administration Password The only Password with access to the Administration Menu, through
AutoScan
AutoSkip
Base Unit
Channel
Channel ID
Configuration
Configuration Menu
Edit Names and Scan
Rate Menu
Hot Key
ID Display
Key
KVM Port
Menu
Menu F Keys
Mode
Name
On-Screen User
Interface (OSUI)
PowerSave
Scan
CRONYMS
Used to restrict access to MCIP; toggle Security ON/OFF and to
change Administrator's Password and up to five User Passwords.
the Administration password prompt.
When activated, MCIP automatically cycles through channels,
displaying each computer's video for a specified period.
When activated, channel selection is restricted to active channels.
MCIP unit
The 15-pin connector by which a device is connected to MCIP.
Active: A channel is active when a powered ON device is connected
to it.
Inactive: A channel is inactive when there is no device connected to
it, or if the connected device is powered OFF.
The specific Channel number to which a device is connected.
One-Tier: Computers are connected to a single MCIP unit.
Used to specify MCIP configuration and operation parameters.
Channel-Specific Scan Rates.
Used to activate On-Screen User Interface. (To activate On-Screen
User Interface, press the hot-key 3 times rap
The display shown on the monitor to identify the currently selected
channel
Left-hand column in the Selection Menu; lists the key numbers (a
sequence of numbers) for the channels listed on that page. To quickly
select a channel, press its Key number when the Selection Menu is
displayed.
The Keyboard, Monitor, and Mouse connectors on the back of the
MCIP unit.
An On-Screen User Interface display.
Function keys used to access On-Screen User Interface menus while
On-Screen User Interface is activated.
Field in the Configuration Menu; can be set to either Global or
Individual. See also Scan Rate.
A user-assigned label (up to eight characters) for a device connected
to a MCIP channel.
Series of Menus displayed on the monitor that can be used, through
keystrokes, to operate MCIP. All keystrokes are captured and
interpreted as MCIP commands.
Allows a properly equipped monitor to operate in low-energy mode.
Front panel button and On-Screen User Interface function used to
activate AutoScan.
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